Check out the 2025 Elections Information Package to learn everything you need to know about running for the Saitsa Board of Directors. From key dates to guidelines, it’s all here to help you succeed.
Start your journey today—read the package and get ready to make an impact!
2025 Saitsa Board of Directors Election
Candidate List & Profiles Coming Soon
Nominations Open: January 20, 2025 8:00 AM
Nominations Close: February 10, 2025 12:00 PM
Campaign Period: February 11 - March 6, 2025
Meet & Greet: February 25, 2025
Voting Period: March 3-6, 2025
You are required to be a student in order to run in the election AND serve as a Director; each person (and program) is different, but Directors generally should be able to manage a full-time course load and their Saitsa responsibilities. However, the President and Vice President’s additional responsibilities and required travel related to their roles on our advocacy groups will need to transition to a part-time student course load.
In order to maintain a mind-set separation between operations and governance, Directors are not able to work for Saitsa during their term.
Students who pay Saitsa fees and are in good standing with SAIT are eligible to become a candidate in an election. You must also plan on continuing your studies for the next academic year as Directors are required to be active students.
If you’re interested in becoming a candidate in the election or learning more, click here.
Every Winter semester, SAIT students elect 9 Directors of the Board.
Nominations Open: January 20, 2025 at 8:00 a.m.
Nominations Close: February 10, 2025 at 12:00 p.m.
One of the best ways to know if the position is right for you is to talk to those who are already in the position! You are welcome to reach out to current directors and ask questions about the role and what they’ve enjoyed (or not enjoyed!) about it. You are also welcome to attend a Board meeting to see governance in action. Saitsa Governance & Advocacy staff are also a great resource.
You must run in the Board of Directors election and first be elected as a Director by the general student body; following the election the Board themselves will elect/appoint the President and VP. Essentially there will be a ‘campaign’ of sorts within the Board following the general election, so if the President or VP position appeals to you, set that intention from the beginning and demonstrate your leadership potential!
No experience is required, just a great attitude and passion for student issues! One of the greatest things about student-led Boards like Saitsa’s is that we are prepared to teach you from the ground up and help you along the way. We realize that the majority of students who are interested in running, due to their age or phase in life, may not have any experience with governance or advocacy, so we’re a learning Board. Directors are provided extensive onboarding and the support of the Governance & Advocacy department to help make the experience a memorable one.
Directors are provided an honorarium for their advocacy efforts; the intention of the honoraria is to off-set potential wage losses a Director would experience by not being able to work part-time (or not work as much as they would if they didn’t have the Director responsibilities). Depending on performance (academic and assigned tasks) honoraria for Directors is $13,000+/year.
The President and Vice President have additional responsibilities and workload and therefore would find it difficult to maintain any part-time work; depending on performance (academic and assigned tasks) honoraria for the President and VP is $24,000+/year.
Have questions about running for the Board of Directors or want to learn more about the election process? We're here to help. Please use the appropriate form below to reach our elections team.
Use this form to ask questions about elections or report potential campaign violations. Our Chief Returning Officer (CRO) will aim to respond within 2 business days.
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If you wish to appeal a CRO decision, submit your appeal using this form. The Election Oversight Panel will review all appeals according to the election timeline.